Festival of Trees

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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
8:00 PM to 12:00 PM

Every year, the Festival of Trees transforms The Fairmont Empress into a lush forest of beautifully decorated trees to raise funds for BC Children's Hospital. As sponsors of this event, local businesses, organizations and individuals decorate the trees in a sometimes wacky, often irreverent, and always beautiful fashion. The trees are displayed throughout The Fairmont Empress over the holiday season, beginning November 19, 2009, with the kick-off decorating gala through to January 4, 2010.

The Festival of Trees is open to the public who are encouraged to cast a ballot for their favourite tree. Thousands of Festival visitors cast a vote each year; with each vote they are entered into a draw for the People's Choice Award Citizen Prize. Last year the event received over 8,000 votes.

Now in its 18th year, the Festival has grown to feature up to 75 trees. It has become a treasured family tradition, community favourite and one of the most anticipated festivals in Victoria.

Funds raised through the Festival of Trees help to ensure BC's children receive the best health care possible. In 2008 alone, more than 2,500 children from Vancouver Island visited BC Children's Hospital to receive care and treatment. Although the Hospital continues to provide world-class health care, the physical space is no longer suited to meet the demands of modern health care delivery. Your support of this year’s Festival of Trees will go toward the Campaign for BC Children to help build a new Children's Hospital. The new Hospital will be a super-centre to transform pediatric health care, a site housing the latest medical technology and attracting the best caregivers and researchers from around the world for the benefit of BC’s children.

Join us to create a better world for BC's kids.